Decisions! –No piece of cheese!

Dear all,

After my accident I’d a lot of time to make some reflection. As you know, I’ve always been a man who takes the positive perspective. My life-decision on this manner will always be the same! Thinking positive is much more than just looking forward on things. Positive thinking will also help you more in any situation of life!

The last accident could have been almost my last accident ever. Maybe just loosing a bit more blood and HTH wouldn’t ever have turned back into life! So after this experience, many things again have changed!

- Four reasonable companies offered me jobs in a direct or indirect way.

- I got another project going on, if it will fulfill, which will be a manner of the next two weeks, I’ll have so much ‘wealth’, that I can start helping my family and tribe!

- I swear never again to drink alcohol in a quantity where I’ll provoke a situation, where people around me will be an evidence of such a past accident (<- which didn’t have anything to do with alcohol, it’s just a ‘like’/if)!

- I’ll never again hesitate, that there’s a higher force!

- As I’m a believer (latest now), I can’t ever again get in a situation, where I’ll be afraid of something. (If time comes, there’s a reason – and if not, there’s a reason as well!)

- Being worldly-wise is a must have!

- Being smart (S.M.A.R.T. – look two posts before) is also a must have!

- Knowing your outcome is a must!!

- Thinking positive is the only key – for never let you feel low again!

- There’s a reason for my being!

Just an outline of what I DECIDED in the meantime.

As you know me, I can’t let it, - to give you again another tool for your life cycle belongs, regarding goal-settings! Ready?! ;-)

1) I (believe I) can…

2) I will…

3) I must…

4) I do…

So simple it sounds, so difficult you’ll find out it is, if you really try it this way! Let’s give an example:

You tell yourself: “I always wanted to learn a second language!”

Here you say: “I can learn another language…”

If you already say: “I will learn another language!” it means you’ve already applied at a school!

Now if you say: “I must learn it…!” It means you’re in pressure in doing so…

And finally by “do” –ing it, you already speak the second language!

Got the point? ;-))

Today’s motto: “The difference between delaying an issue, or doing it just right on, is you against the world…” Harry T. Holzer

To cut down

Hi Folks!

I’m sitting here in my office of my flat. Looking out of the window and enjoy the view. Just some days earlier I took all around me for granted. But something happened, I had an accident. I had again a provoked epileptic attack. Some years ago, where I used to consume drugs like sweeties I never thought, that once the day will come, where my body will resign! And I also didn’t use any party-drugs, I just stayed long time awake. Too long! Later in the hospital the doctors told me that I’m not an epileptic sick person. But regarding my family “gene” I’m also higher affected to get an attack, if it’s provoked. Such situations may be: staying longtime awake and/or drinking lot of alcohol.

So because I’m an incorrigible believer, I complained at God! My inner voice yelled something like: “Since the last experience I never again drunk that much, that I’d be rat-arsed. And now, because I just kept longer awake for a poker night with my friends, this happened to me! –This sucks! You Suck! The whole world sucks!” There’s nothing fair on it! Nothing to see positive! But before you guys think I’m turning to a blasphemous way of life, I have to tell you this; as I was on my knees complaining to God, I had all of a sudden a change of heart! Somehow a voice told me to “cut down”!

I can make anything I used to do. But I’m no more a teenager; I’m not even once beginning the twenties. I’m on the best way to thirty! As it seems, Fabienne & I want to have once a day a family. A family needs a dad. So I shall concentrate more on substantial things. In the moment I haven’t got yet a job. I got different outstanding answers, but nothing is for sure! I hope regarding a further step that Dominic won’t twit me! Since we had our project, plenty of things happened. For example he owns now an own company and offered me a job there. This would be my favorite – unfortunately I’m getting put off till end of May with a definitive answer. Another offer came from a guy in Germany. He worked long time as a director of my old employer and runs now an own company. I’ll meet him this Friday. The job he would offer me would be quite the same, like the one I’ve done at last.

I’m not filled with bitterness. But I think the last story really made me think about my situation and life. And finally, the only thing that stays is to look again forward! Getting my ass up and move!

Today’s motto: Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.
Oscar Wilde

Am I S.M.A.R.T.?

Hi guys!

In the time gap I’ve got between applying to prospected entrepreneurs I do some research. Research in gaining more knowledge. Knowledge how to come a little more structured in life cycle belongs. So my recent discovery I want to share with you, is the tool of setting goals the S.M.A.R.T. –way!

And here the explanation:

S = Specific

M = Measurable

A = Attainable

R = Realistic

T = Tangible

Specific

To be specific you need to answer all ‘W’- questions. Like:

Who…

What…

Where…

When…

Which…

Why…

…???

(example of answer: “I will be a member of the gym “Holmes” and I will go at least three times a week for workout to get myself again into good shape!”)

Measurable

So that your goals will be measurable you need to break them down into small goals, or also called ‘Milestones’. Give those ‘Milestones’ a deadline. Now by reaching each milestone at the deadline you gave, insures you that you’re on track with your goals! If it’s measurable it’s also the next step…!

Attainable

Your goals are attainable if you develop the attitude, capability and the financial possibility to reach them. Master a plan with the milestones and get closer by reaching each one of them. The more milestones you fulfilled, the more you feel worthy to approach your final goal.

Realistic

The following seams maybe like a conflict, but it’s not! If you can imagine yourself how you work hard to fulfil it, you probably already set a realistic goal. No one else than you will decide if it’s possible or not. Compare it with your history! Is there any similar situation in the past, where you fulfilled something like that? Or which terms do you need to fulfil that you will reach your target? Those are the right questions and perspectives you need to see if it’s realistic or not.

Tangible

Any goal is tangible if you can take it with one of your senses; gusto, touch, odour, view or sense of hearing!

Finally one fact stays: A goal, which you can’t measure, isn’t a goal!

With my “seven-day-positive-thinking-test” I can congratulate me again for starting over on day one *grmpfhhhh-d’d’d’d’mmmmm*!!!

After two days without any negative thought (maybe I had different ones but I didn’t hold them up and immediate focused again on solutions), I had to realise my language isn’t ‘smart’ at all. I just watched soccer as my favoured team (not my favourite team!) received 30 second before end a goal from their enemy. Wowy… I never thought my mouth would open without thinking before… but in this situation I just had to yell out how st*p*d this team is. 30 second didn’t only decide their get on to the next round, it also decided my self-test.

So finally it’s today again set back on day one…

But I’m insured that won’t happen again within the next seven days – at least not like this! ;-)

Another decision I made is not longer to study how and get through a plan till to the last detail, I just got a direction and just trace it without any condition! Just do it! Just Nike!

Today’s motto: Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives. C.S. Lewis